Two Jackson County residents killed in U.S. 31 crash

Two Jackson County residents were killed in a crash on U.S. 31 near Elizabethtown yesterday afternoon.

Indiana State Police say that 18-year-old Kelsey M. Lamaster, of Seymour, and 24-year-old Brandon M. Freeman, of Crothersville were both pronounced dead at the scene by the Bartholomew County coroner.

According to Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, the crash happened at about 2 yesterday afternoon near County Road 900S, when Lamaster’s car went off the side of the road, came back onto the road, and crossed the centerline into the path of a pickup being driven by 59-year-old Paul M. Luedeman, of Crothersville.

Freeman was a passenger in Lamaster’s vehicle, troopers say.

Luedeman suffered serious injuries and he was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital.

The highway was closed for about three hours. The crash remains under investigation.